Walter Keane
American plagiarist (1915–2000) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Walter Stanley Keane (October 7, 1915 – December 27, 2000) was an American plagiarist who became famous in the 1960s[1] as the claimed painter of a series of widely reproduced paintings depicting vulnerable subjects with enormous eyes.[2] The paintings are now accepted as having been painted by his wife, Margaret Keane. When she told her side of the story, Walter Keane retaliated with a USA Today article that again claimed he had done the work.
Walter Keane | |
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Born | Walter Stanley Keane (1915-10-07)October 7, 1915 Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. |
Died | December 27, 2000(2000-12-27) (aged 85) Encinitas, California, U.S. |
Known for | Plagiarism |
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In 1986, Margaret Keane sued Walter and USA Today. In the subsequent slander suit, the judge demanded that the litigants paint a painting in the courtroom, but Walter declined, citing a sore shoulder. Margaret then produced a painting for the jurors in 53 minutes. The jury awarded her damages of $4 million.[3]